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It's interesting to think that if you found yourself in a '59 and looking like you were going to hit an oncoming car, that the best chance you had was to turn i
by cesaref 4y ago
It's interesting to think that if you found yourself in a '59 and looking like you were going to hit an oncoming car, that the best chance you had was to turn in towards them!
Also, i'm wondering if there is any equivalent of the dieselgate scandal for crash testing - given the tests are controlled and repeatable, is there any suggestion that optimising to ace the tests creates any compromises in other areas which mean that overall injuries are more serious than otherwise would occur?
- dotancohen 4y agoYes, of course, the industry designs vehicles specifically to pass the tests. But the tests themselves are very comprehensive, both in the US and in the EU. It's like having 100% code coverage in your unit/integration/regression tests, and then doing test-driven development.
- mrguyorama 4y agoAlso the tests are regularly updated/changed/made more difficult to prevent engineering to the test alone
- fomine3 4y agohttps://danluu.com/car-safety/ https://danluu.com/car-safety/